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The Trouble with Africa
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Here we learn that Africa has steadily lost markets by its own mismanagement, that even capitalist countries are anti-business, that African family values and fatalism are more destructive than tribalism, and that African leaders prey intentionally on Western guilt. Calderisi exposes the shortcomings of foreign aid and debt relief, and proposes his own radical solutions.
Drawing on thirty years of first hand experience, The Trouble with Africa highlights issues which have been ignored by Africa's leaders but have worried ordinary Africans, diplomats, academics, business leaders, aid workers, volunteers, and missionaries for a long time. It ripples with stories which only someone who has talked directly to African farmers--and heads of state--could recount.
Calderisi's aim is to move beyond the hand-wringing and finger-pointing which dominates most discussions of Africa. Instead, he suggests concrete steps which Africans and the world can take to liberate talent and enterprise on the continent.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
256
Release Date:
2007-05-29
Publication Date:
2007-05-01
Publisher:
St. Martin's Griffin
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1403976511
ISBN13:
9781403976512
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Weight:
421 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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